The largest ship ever built in Germany is now afloat and ready for her final interior finishing touches before sea-trials.

2.26.13The largest and the biggest ship ever to emerge from Meyer Werft, Papenburg

Norwegian Breakaway, the largest ship ever constructed in Germany, was floated out of the covered building dock, number II, of the MEYER WERFT shipyard in Papenburg, Germany this morning. The 146,600-ton ship has been under construction inside this building since September 2011. The building is known as the second largest covered structure in Europe (the largest is for building aircraft).